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Strong's H7457 רָעֵב (raeb)

Raeb means “hungry” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7457
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 8

Strong's H7457 Quick Answer

Strong's H7457 רָעֵב (ra`eb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ra`eb (raw-abe') adj. 1. hungry (more or less intensely) [from H7456] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include hungry. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ra`eb (raw-abe') adj. 1. hungry (more or less intensely) [from H7456]
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hungry

Meaning and Definition

ra`eb (raw-abe') adj. 1. hungry (more or less intensely) [from H7456] KJV: hunger bitten, hungry. Root(s): H7456

Original Word
רָעֵב
Transliteration
ra`eb
Derivation
Root: רעב First root strongs: 7456
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7457. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7457 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ra`eb, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

hungry 1 Samuel 2:5 19×

How Strong's H7457 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7457 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7457 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 2:5 KJV

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

2 Samuel 17:29 KJV

And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

2 Kings 7:12 KJV

And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7457.

1 Samuel 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
2 Samuel 17:29 Old Testament, KJV
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
2 Kings 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
Job 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Job 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
Job 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Job 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
Psalms 107:5 Old Testament, KJV
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Psalms 107:9 Old Testament, KJV
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalms 107:36 Old Testament, KJV
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
Psalms 146:7 Old Testament, KJV
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
Proverbs 25:21 Old Testament, KJV
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Proverbs 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Isaiah 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Isaiah 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Isaiah 32:6 Old Testament, KJV
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Isaiah 58:7 Old Testament, KJV
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Isaiah 58:10 Old Testament, KJV
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
Ezekiel 18:7 Old Testament, KJV
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
Ezekiel 18:16 Old Testament, KJV
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7457, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7457 FAQ

What does raeb (רָעֵב) mean?

Raeb (Strong's H7457) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "hungry". ra`eb (raw-abe') adj. 1. hungry (more or less intensely) [from H7456]

How many times is raeb (רָעֵב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H7457 across 8 books.

Where can I study raeb (רָעֵב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7457 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate raeb (רָעֵב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hungry. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.